Empire Life & Hospital Insurance v. Armorel Planting Co.

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In 1964 the appellee, Armorel Planting Company, employed Mexican laborers, usually called braceros, who were brought from Mexico to Arkansas for temporary agricultural labor that was to continue from August 12 to October 8, 1964. In the course of that employment one of the laborers, Alfredo Martinez Duran, suffered a back injury which resulted in medical expenses totaling $2,139.40.

Duran, pursuant to the controlling treaty between the United States and Mexican governments, obtained an administrative award, called a Joint Determination, by which Duran recovered 90%…